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Sir Henry Wood
1869-1944 GB, London
Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Henry Joseph Wood
English conductor, born March 3, 1869, in London, died August 19, 1944, in Hitchin, Hertshire. He is famous for conducting the Promenade Concerts for half a century and for his 1905 medley Fantasia on British Sea Songs.
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Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Fantasia on British Sea Songs (excerpt) on Pomp and Circumstance by Various Artists William Tell Overture on Rossini: William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini & Various Artists Fantasia on British Sea Songs: IV See, the Conquering Hero Comes; Rule Britannia on Sir Henry J Wood Conducts Proms Favourites by Sir Henry Wood, Queens Hall Orchestra, British Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra Serse, HWV 40, Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo" on Dame Clara Butt by Clara Butt Fantasia on Greensleeves on Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 3: Sir Hamilton Harty, Sir Henry Wood by London Symphony Orchestra, Queens Hall Orchestra, Hamilton Harty & Sir Henry Wood Pomp And Circumstance Military March in D Major, Op. 39 No. 1 on Elgar: The Legacy, Vol. 1 by Edward Elgar & London Philharmonic Orchestra Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro on Elgar / Delius: Violin Concertos by Albert Sammons Fantasy in C Major "Wanderer" - Arr. Liszt for Piano & Orchestra: 1. Allegro con fuoco on Clifford Curzon: Decca Recordings 1937-1971 Vol.3 by Sir Clifford Curzon Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante on Elgar / Delius: Violin Concertos by Albert Sammons Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Nimrod (Adagio) on Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 4: Sir Henry Wood, Willem Mengelberg, Albert Coates by Louis Zimmermann, Ferdinand Helman, Queens Hall Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood, Willem Mengelberg & Albert CoatesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Concerto No. 2 / Violin Sonata No. 2 | Sergei Prokofiev, Robert Soetens | 2009 | Album |
| Great Proms Premieres | Sir William Walton / John Ireland / Guto Pryderi Puw - Nobuko Imai, Kathryn Stott, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales | 2008 | Album |
| Orchestrations By Sir Henry Wood | Sir Henry Wood | 2007 | Album |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ; Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | 2000 | Album |
| The 20th Century Maestros | Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Henry Wood | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Ultimate Last Night Of The Proms | Gustav Holst / Sir Edward Elgar / Ralph Vaughan Williams / Sir Henry Wood - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Ultimate Last Night Of The Proms | Gustav Holst / Sir Edward Elgar / Ralph Vaughan Williams / Sir Henry Wood - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke | 1996 | Album |
| Symphony In D Minor | César Franck - The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood | 1989 | Album |
| Symphony No. 3. ("Eroica") | Ludwig Van Beethoven | 1989 | Album |
| Conductors | Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, César Franck, Sir Henry Wood | 1982 | Album |
| Promenade Favorites | Sir Henry Wood | 1979 | Album |
| Concerto N.1 In Mi Bem. Maggiore Per Piano E Orchestra / Variazioni Sinfoniche Per Piano E Orchestra | Walter Gieseking, Franz Liszt, César Franck, Sir Henry Wood | 1963 | Compil. |
| A Children's Overture Parts 1 & 2 | Sir Henry Wood, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1934 | Album |
| A Children's Overture Parts 3 & 4 | Sir Henry Wood, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1934 | Album |
| Variations Symphoniques For Piano And Orchestra | César Franck, Walter Gieseking, The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Henry Wood | 1932 | Album |
| Oberon Overture / Slavonic Dance | Carl Maria von Weber, Antonín Dvořák ; Willem Mengelberg And His Concertgebouworkest ; Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | 1929 | Album |
| William Tell Overture | The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood | 1928 | Album |
| Leonore Overture No. 3 - Parts 3 & 4 | Sir Henry Wood And The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | 1927 | Album |
| Schubert Symphony No. 8 In B Minor (Unfinished) | Franz Schubert - Sir Henry Wood And The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | 1927 | Album |
| Leonore Overture No. 3 - Parts 1 & 2 | Sir Henry Wood And The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | 1927 | Album |
| Symphony No. 6 (Pathetic) | Sir Henry Wood And The New Queen's Hall Orchestra : Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1923 | Album |
| Violin Concerto In B Minor, Op. 61 | Sir Edward Elgar, Albert Sammons, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| Leonore (No. 3) - Overture | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Gotterdammerung | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Pomp And Circumstance March | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra | Album | |
| "1812" Overture Solennelle | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Concerto Symphonique No. 4 | Irene Scharrer And The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| Prelude In C Sharp Minor - Volga Boat Song / Hungarian Rapsody No. 2 - Partita In E | Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Le Chant Des Bateliers De La Volga / Prelude En Do Diese Mineur | Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G | Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| The Ultimate Last Night Of The Proms | Gustav Holst / Sir Edward Elgar / Ralph Vaughan Williams / Sir Henry Wood - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke | Album | |
| Symphony No. 8 In B Minor (The Unfinished) | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra | Album | |
| Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 | Franz Liszt ; Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Symphony In B Minor (Unfinished) | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Messiah - Lift Up Your Hands | Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| Praeludium / Cavalleria Rusticana | Sir Henry Wood | Album | |
| Traume. (Wagner.)/Shepherd Fennel's Dance. (H. Balfour Gardiner.) | Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| The Valkyries-The Ride Of The Valkyries / Gotterdammerung Song of the Rhine Taughters-Part 3 (Wagner) | Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Faust | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Danse Macabre | Sir Henry Wood Conducting The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album | |
| Gavotte In E (For Strings Only) (Bach.) / Rondino (For Wind Instruments) (Beethoven) | Sir Henry Wood, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra | Album |
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